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Anatomy of female external genitalia
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Abstract
Sexual assault is considered to be a significant global problem, as well as a public health issue. It is defined as any form of sexual act committed against another person without her or his consent or against individuals who
cannot give a valued consent. It is a unique type of interpersonal violence with profound consequences for the victims Sexual crimes are one of the most rapidly increasing and the
most serious violence crimes. There have been many studies to determine the frequency and features of sexual crimes in many regions up to now. However,since these studies have been conducted only on the victims presenting to health institutions, it is
not possible to determine the frequency of sexual crimes exactly. Forensic records or surveys have been used to reveal the incidence
of sexual violence. The true prevalence of the different forms of sexual violence against girls and women is not well known in Arab world and
especially Egypt. The aim of this study was to analyze cases of sexual assault
that were examined in Tanta department of forensic institute of Ministry of Justice during the period between 2011 to 2014 as well as to introduce a new examination protocol for sexual assault cases. The present study included 229 cases of sexual assault examined and recorded in Tanta Department of Forensic Institute of Ministry of Justice. Data were obtained from retrospective study during the period from the start of January 2011 to the end of June
2014 in addition to cross section study from the start of July of 2014
to the end of December 2014.